Kevin Donlin is contributing co-author of “Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0.” Since 1996, he has provided job-search help to more than 20,000 people. For a free Guerrilla Job Search audio CD, visit www.MyNewJobHunt.com
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Three Terrific Job-Search Tactics by Kevin Donlin - Nov, 2010 The following three job search tips have one thing in common. Can you guess what? First read, then guess … 1) Time Management “Time isn’t money. Time is everything.” - Dr. Bernie Siegel We each get 24 hours in a day. How you use this precious resource largely determines your success in finding a job ... and everything else you do. If you’re unhappy with how you manage your time, why not try a different app... |
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3 Job Search Lies That Keep You Unemployed by Kevin Donlin - Oct, 2010 This may ruffle a few feathers, but your time is valuable, so I’ll be blunt: If you’ve been struggling to find a job for more than 6 months, you may be doing the wrong things to get hired. Worse, you may have been given bad information by well-meaning folks who have steered you wrong during your search. I am here to set things right. And to offer three Guerrilla Job Search “truths” to get you hired faster … Lie ... |
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How to Get a New Job with an Old Employer by Kevin Donlin - Oct, 2010 If you’re looking for a job, you know how bad the news is. Unemployment is now at 9.6%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s been stuck at 9.5% for 14 straight months -- the longest such stretch since The Great Depression. Yet, there are jobs out there. One Minnesota man just one. Steve Fox, from Edina, Minn. was hired by, an employer that had originally passed him over, about 70 days after seriously ad... |
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Networking From The Opposite Direction by Kevin Donlin - Oct, 2010 Here’s a Guerrilla Job Search maxim to live by: When in doubt, do the opposite. Think about it: If most job hunters are struggling to find work, why do what most job hunters are doing? Take email, for example. If most job seekers email their resumes to employers … and get no reply, why not try the opposite? The opposite of email could be in-person delivery, fax, or U.S. Mail, to name but three possibilities. Here’s an... |
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How Pen and Paper Can Work Magic in Your Job Search by Kevin Donlin - Oct, 2010 What separates successful job seekers from those who struggle to get hired? Two things: clarity and motivation. You must be clear about the job you seek, the results you’ve produced before, and the employers you want to work for. And you need motivation to persist through long hours of research, networking, false hopes, and follow-up that may lie between you and your next job. Want to know an easy, effective way to... |
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How to Launch Your Career as a How-To Expert by Kevin Donlin - Oct, 2010 For some of you in today’s economy, your last job may have been your last job. Literally. You may have decided to chuck the idea of employment altogether and become your own boss. But what if you’re not clear on what, exactly, to do as a self-employed person? Good news: If you have a curious mind and like learning new things, you may find success working for yourself as a how-to expert. That’s the message in a ... |
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Two More Job Search Frustrations by Kevin Donlin - Oct, 2010 This week, I’ll address two common job-search frustrations found in the hundreds of emails I’ve received this year from people across America Do either of these apply to you? Frustration #1: There just aren’t enough jobs out there to apply for. Solution: Let’s analyze this one … When I speak to job hunters, in seminars, by phone, or via email, I ask the same question: “How are you looking for jobs?” Almost invar... |
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Find a Job Faster With Social Media by Kevin Donlin - Oct, 2010 If you’re looking for a job in this economy, consider adding social media to your tool kit. Specifically, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn -- used correctly -- can help you find work faster. To get the latest tips, I spoke with Dan Schawbel, author of “Me 2.0, Revised and Updated Edition: 4 Steps to Building Your Future,” published in October 2010. According to Schawbel, job hunting is now giving way to people hunting... |
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How to Get Inside the Mind of an Employer by Kevin Donlin - Sep, 2010 There's an old marketing maxim I live by when advising job seekers. It dates back to the 1930s and comes from Robert Collier, one of the best writers of sales letters who ever lived. It goes like this: To create successful advertising, the writer must enter the conversation already going on in mind of the reader. Because everybody is thinking about something. If you can tap into a person’s thoughts with your mess... |
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Two Ways to Get Unstuck in Your Job Search by Kevin Donlin - Sep, 2010 You can find great job-hunting ideas by reading publications that have nothing ostensible to do with job hunting. Example: “The Sticking Point Solution,” a business book by marketing visionary, Jay Abraham. What, you may ask, does a book for entrepreneurs and marketing/sales professionals have to do with your job search? Nothing. And a whole lot. You’ll find nothing in it if you’re content with ordinary job-search... |
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